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Water governance and water resource management strategies to mitigate the risk of floods and drought and improve water conservation and water quality.

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Designed to assess and diagnose irrigation systems, the platform provides water managers actionable data to boost performance and agriculture sustainability.

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Research briefs

When people think about wildfires, they usually think about flames, smoke and evacuations. However, for many communities, some of the most important damage begins after the fire has passed.

Conversation Media Group, the
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Documents and publications

This report explores how the private sector can accelerate participation and financing for Adaptation through Water (AtW). It highlights the key enablers of bankable AtW solutions globally, including translating resilience into financial value.

World Economic Forum (WEF)
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The volume of water drawn from Scotland’s rivers and lochs by the agricultural sector surged by more than 500% during periods of water scarcity in recent years, new research has found.

University of Strathclyde
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Property flood resilience (PFR) measures could play a far greater role in helping communities adapt to rising flood risk across the UK, but major gaps in evidence, public understanding and long-term performance data continue to limit uptake.

Water Magazine
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El Niño is a natural climate pattern influencing global weather. Learn why it is increasingly important to understand in a warming world.

United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
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Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the U.S., as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over.

Grist Magazine
Kakhovka Reservoir in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine
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Extreme heat exposes the deep structural interdependence between water and energy systems, while also revealing the limits of traditional sector-based risk management.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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